Matsafa Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Matsafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matsafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa781:694,58649,962
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Matsafa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Matsafa Come From? nationality or country of origin

Matsafa occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matsafa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,121,169th most numerous surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matsafa reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 694,586. In South Africa Matsafa is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 54 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 27 percent are found and Gauteng, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa Matsafa exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Matsafa Last Name Statistics demography

Matsafa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.23% less than the national average, earning R 123,024 per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Matsafa
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